Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Lebanon
Lebanon: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 23.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Lebanon, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 23.7% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Lebanon peaked at 35.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1961.
Lebanon ranks 55th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1% | — |
| 1961 | 0.8% | -60.5% |
| 1963 | 4.6% | +450.9% |
| 1964 | 4.6% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 4.4% | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 5.5% | +24.2% |
| 1967 | 5.0% | -9.9% |
| 1968 | 3.9% | -22.2% |
| 1969 | 5.1% | +32.1% |
| 1970 | 7.2% | +40.2% |
| 1971 | 6.9% | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 6.2% | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 4.6% | -26.0% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -18.1% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | -31.2% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | +43.5% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -71.7% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +87.2% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +58.2% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -31.2% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +143.3% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +134.3% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -31.6% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | +88.4% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +71.1% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +28.0% |
| 2012 | 32.1% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +36.8% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | -28.1% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +39.3% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +18.1% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 23.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 23.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.5%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +450.9% | 0.8% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 0.8% | 5.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 4.6% | 7.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 1.2% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 2.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 12.9% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 16.8% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 12.3% | 23.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More private sector data for Lebanon
- Merchandise trade 85.9% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 786.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1456 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Lebanon?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Lebanon was 23.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1961.
- How does Lebanon rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Lebanon ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.